Stop Guessing Brain Tumors: A Systematic Approach to Any Brain Mass | Neuroradiology masses #001

How do you approach a brain mass when you have no history, no diagnosis, and no idea where to start? The biggest mistake in neuroradiology is trying to name the tumor before you’ve properly assessed the patient and localized the lesion. In this first video of the Beyond the Scan: Neuroradiology Masses Masterclass, we build a systematic approach that you can apply to any intracranial mass, even when the diagnosis isn’t obvious. We’ll work through the sequence step-by-step: 1. Triage the dangerous complications 2. Ask: Could this even be a tumor? 3. Count the lesions 4. Localize the mass 5. Use location to narrow the differential 6. Let age refine the diagnosis 7. Finally, interpret signal and enhancement The goal isn’t to memorize dozens of tumors. It’s to understand why the imaging looks the way it does, so that when an unfamiliar mass appears on PACS, you know exactly what to do next. This is Beyond the Scan. Not with a tumor name. With the questions that come before one.